Basho
As a child I read a story about Basho. He walked through the fields with his pupils, followers. A young poet saw a red dragonfly and he created a haiku on the topic:
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A red dragonfly
Remove its wings. Change has come
See a red pepper
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Basho was sad and shook his head. “No” He told his pupil. “By tearing off the wings, the dragonfly would die. Please don’t. A haiku should live. You just might write or say:
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A red pepper fruit
Add its wings and change has come
See the dragonfly"
Life hums with haste - the clock hands fly
thoughts slip past, clouds in the sky
like chalk on a rain-slick slate,
like the stars through a tremulous haze.
I hang my head in shame never to look up again!
Is it true that you're dating a guy that bears my name?
I must confess this is a shock!
Nah I'm lying, I saw this coming from the very beginning.
We were never meant to be!
It could never be me and you, only me and time!
Every nanosecond counted but I just couldn't score.
One-on-one we fight for distance. You for far away and I for closer.
So here we GO!!! This is the final STRETCH!!!
One more chapter and then I'm done-
with loving you!
But I can't deny I still see you!!!
In my dreams and in my visions. You're the only one that keeps me standing-HERE!!!
You said you would forever love me
And that it was always meant to be
You said you would forever be here
As the days fade you just disappear
You have broken my heart
You have torn me apart
You have broken my heart
And everyday I fall apart
I fall to pieces
I fall to pieces
you have broken my heart
You said to me you would never lie
Now I can't help but wonder why
You said to me you would never leave
Now I can not even believe
You have broken my heart
You have torn me apart
You have broken my heart
And everyday I fall apart
I fall to pieces
I fall to pieces
you have broken my heart
You said you would never turn away
And now I look back on that first day
You said you would never let me down
And now I lay crumpled on the ground
You have broken my heart
You have torn me apart
You have broken my heart
And everyday I fall apart
I fall to pieces
I fall to pieces
you have broken my heart
Soft summer breezes meander through the day,
pausing to part your hair, they wander on their way.
Climb aboard my Summer Carousel,
where dreams are sweet, reality ends well,
where moments come that lovers never tell,
Climb aboard my Summer Carousel.
Green leaves of envy sweep the clear blue skies.
The sultry joys of summer are captured in your eyes.
Climb aboard my Summer Carousel,
where dreams are sweet, reality ends well,
where moments come that lovers never tell,
Climb aboard my Summer Carousel.
Sunlight and whimsy complete the look of you.
Aglow in pastel wonder, our love is strong and new.
Climb aboard my Summer Carousel,
where dreams are sweet, reality ends well,
where moments come that lovers never tell,
Climb aboard my Summer Carousel.
How do you feel?
When someone is pointing at,
Only you, when you are sitting,
In a group, at a dinner table.
Where are you originally from?
He asked me, when the other nine was waiting,
For my answer, why did he ask me only?
The meaningful answer demoralised me.
I am from heaven, I said,
I came to watch the Religious people,
They are claiming for Heaven,
They know to live on earth or not.
I‘ll answer to him, who send me on Earth.
He felt insulted, still seeking degration,
He attacked on me, in a classroom,
When I was talking to someone, he abused me.
Although later, he apologised but still burnt,
When he insulted me again and asks me for apology,
They were unite against me, but still
I was fighting against their hidden agenda.
At the last day in training, a girl said to me,
At least I understand all, why they targeted you,
Because I talk to you, they felt insulted
I know, they are minding your colour.
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